Recorded 1998–2009 Girls' name Peak 1999 33 births

Eireann — girls' name

33 babies named Eireann in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s22
2000s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Eireann was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

6 babies were named Eireann in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eireann

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Eireann between 1998 and 2009, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eireann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eireann performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Eireann shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eireann in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 33 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Eireann at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

33

Since 1998

12 years of records

Peak year

1999

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1998

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2009

Eireann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1998

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1999)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 200920042003200219991998 5

Eireann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
22 births that decade — 67% of Eireann's all-time total
1990s112000s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eireann?
33 babies have been named Eireann since 1998. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1999 with 6 births.
When was Eireann most popular?
Eireann was most popular in the 2000s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Eireann been used?
Eireann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 12 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Eireann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eira, Eirene, Eiress, Eirini, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.